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Transcribed Image Text:The detail of the direct cost for project XYZ are given in Table 1.
Table 1 Details for Project XYZ
Normal
Direct Cost
100
150
Activity
Predecessor
Maximum
Slope
Time (day)
crash time
A
100
50
A
3
A
4
200
1
200
200
D
B
3
1
60
E
C
4
2
D.E
70
90
F
3
150
1
The indirect cost is listed in Table 2.
i. If the project needs to be crashed from its initial time, T1 to T5, list the
step-by-step changes in activity and the direct cost to crash the project
in Table 2,.
ii. Identify the project's lowest cost possible within T1-T5 duration
Table 2
Project Duration
Activity
crashed
Step
Total Direct
Indirect
Total
Cost
Cost
Cost
1
Initial time T1
900
New time T2
800
New time T3
600
4
New time T4
550
New time T5
500
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